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Managing Regret Risk: The Role of Asset Allocation

Regret risk is a quantifiable phenomenon. The answer for some clients may be equally weighted portfolios.

Exploring the Indian Startup Frontier

India's startup ecosystem is booming. Investors have more options than ever.

Book Review: Milton Friedman

Investment decision makers will derive both pleasure and professional enrichment from Jennifer Burns's Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative.

Can the Fed Pull Off a Soft Landing?

The yield curve is inverted, implying an imminent recession, but the stock market is at or near record highs. What can we make of these contradictory signals?

Venture Capital: Lessons from the Dot-Com Days

Start-up valuations have yet to fully reflect the market's ongoing downdraft. The correction could prove as protracted as that of the dot-com crash. 

Book Review: Markets in Chaos

Should history teach or merely inform? This question lies at the heart of Markets in Chaos, a broad yet succinct historical overview of macroeconomic crises around the world and across time.

Investing in U.S. Financial History: Three Principles, Three Excerpts

The "Paradox of Speculation" -- how securities speculation drives both pain and progress -- is among the key lessons of financial history.

2024 US Wealth Management Outlook: In with Alternatives?

The instability and uncertainty of recent years demonstrate how vital it is to look beyond traditional securities and embrace a flexible mindset.

Book Review: The Four Pillars of Investing, Second Edition 

William J. Bernstein provides a comprehensive guide that offers important insights and practical strategies for creating and maintaining a successful investment portfolio.

Bad Ideas: Why Active Equity Funds Invest in Them and Five Ways to Avoid Them

Most active equity funds do not underperform for lack of stock-picking skill. Rather the investment industry incentivizes them to manage business risk at the expense of long-term portfolio performance.



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